6 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (May 28)

by Scott Carlson

1. Balor Stands Up To Braun

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Whenever we see Finn Balor, he’s always smiling.

That’s not a bad thing, but it can be a little off-putting when he’s getting dressed down by an opponent and he’s just standing there grinning. So when Balor reached back and slapped Braun Strowman for calling him a little guy, it was a pretty good little moment.

Balor also got beaten from pillar to post in their rematch, but Finn made a nice comeback and even hit his finisher. He was going for a second Coup de Grace when Kevin Owens interfered, forcing a DQ. But up to that point, it looked like Finn had Braun on the ropes.

Balor isn’t going to be the biggest guy in almost any match he’s involved in, so standing up to his opponents like that is essential. He can smile and we pride-inspired attire, but he also needs to show his toughness like that.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.